COVID-19 Rehabilitation & Recovery Educational Webinar Series
Upcoming event
Mental Health Aspects of Long COVID
Guest Speaker
Dr. Alan Wai
Staff Psychiatrist, Medical Psychiatry Division, UHN Centre for Mental Health
Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Target audiences: Rehabilitation healthcare practitioners, researchers, and trainees
Submit a case for discussion at a future session
Past Events
Monday, September 11
Brain Fog and Long COVID
Featured guest speaker:
Dr. Carmela Tartaglia
Krembil Clinician Investigator, Krembil Brain Institute at Toronto Western Hospital (UHN)
Associate Professor, Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto
June 5, 2023
Episodic Disability and Long COVID
Featured guest speakers:
Dr. Kelly O'Brien
Co-Director, Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID
Canada Research Chair in Episodic Disability and Rehabilitation
Nisa Malli
Patient-Led Research Collaborative
Advisory Committee, Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID
Presentation slides (PDF)
List of references and resources (PDF)
Watch the webinar playback: Episodic Disability and Long COVID
March 6, 2023
Use of Biometrics in the Treatment of Individuals with Long COVID
Featured Guest Speaker:
Adam Brown PT
Owner, Cornerstone Physiotherapy; research staff, University Health Network
Watch the webinar playback: Use of Biometrics in the Treatment of Individuals with Long COVID
December 5, 2022
Everyday cognitive complaints of adults with long COVID: Survey results and clinical considerations
Featured Guest Speakers:
Dr. Lyn Turkstra, Assistant Dean and Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
Dr. Jackie Bosch, Assistant Dean and Professor of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
Watch the webinar playback: Everyday cognitive complaints of adults with long COVID: Survey results and clinical considerations
September 12, 2022
Chronic fatigue and post-exertional malaise in people living with long COVID: Current evidence and clinical recommendations
Featured Guest Speakers:
Dr. Rosie Twomey, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology
Jessica DeMars, Respiratory Physiotherapist and Owner-Operator of Breathe Well Physio
Watch the webinar playback: Chronic fatigue and post-exertional malaise in people living with long COVID: Current evidence and clinical recommendations
June 6th, 2022
Rehabilitation and Recovery after COVID-19: Case Discussions and Insights from the CANCOV Cohort
Launching the new five-part educational series, this webinar featured the Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study (CANCOV), one of the first Canadian studies to provide a comprehensive evaluation of early to 1-year outcomes in 2000 patients with COVID-19 infection and their family caregivers. We were joined by distinguished guest speakers Dr. Angela Cheung and Dr. Margaret Herridge, Co-Lead Investigators of the CANCOV Study.
This session included a presentation by our invited speakers, then an interactive case discussion.
Watch the webinar playback: Rehabilitation and Recovery after COVID-19: Case Discussions and Insights from the CANCOV Cohort